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AUTHORIZING AWARD FOR COMPETITIVE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING GRANT AND THE EXECUTION OF GRANT AGREEMENTS
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WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has enacted the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("ARPA") to provide economic relief to State, Local, and Tribal governments responding to economic and public health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the County of Kane will receive a total of $103,413,041 (One Hundred Three Million, Four Hundred Thousand, Forty-One Dollars) from the United States Department of the Treasury, in State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds ("SLFRF") pursuant to ARPA, and has received its first payment in the amount of $51,706,520.50 (Fifty-One Million, Seven Hundred Six Thousand, Five Hundred Twenty Dollars and Fifty Cents); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to ARPA, the County of Kane shall use the SLFRF to defray costs associated with its response to the COVID-19 pandemic within the County, to address the economic fallout from the pandemic, and lay the foundation for a strong and equitable recovery; and
WHEREAS, the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted public health, including an increased strain on community mental health and social support resources; and
WHEREAS, SLFRF may be used to cover mental and behavioral health care and social support services, including costs associated with mental health treatment, substance misuse treatment, food pantries, homeless shelters and support, other behavioral health services, hotlines or warmlines, crisis intervention, overdose prevention and services or outreach to promote access to behavioral health primary care; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Board has established the American Rescue Plan Committee ("ARPC") as a resource for research, education, planning, and recommendations for the best allocation and uses of the County's SLFRF; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Board approved in Resoluti...
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